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Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+

Alabama rates for HCPCS 36556

Placement of a temporary intravenous catheter directly into a large central vein, such as in the neck or chest, without tunneling it under the skin. It's used for patients age 5 and older, typically for shorter-term needs such as IV medications, fluids, or monitoring during a hospital stay.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Central Line Placement, Non-Tunneled, Age 5+ cost?

$1,836

Typical total for the visit. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,836 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $214 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,622 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$214$155 to $263
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,622$912 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,862Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $85 to $372
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,622professional $214

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$371.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$302.00
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$37.15

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 10.4 times more in Colorado than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alabama· 23rd of 51

$1,836

$214 physician + $1,622 facility

CO $4,594ND $443

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.